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From: John Bolen [mailto:JBolen@mdgibson.com] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:46 AM To: Emmye (E-mail) Subject: FW: MORE POLITICAL BANTER. . I thought you would enjoy this! < -----Original Message----- < From: Vicky Alvarez [SMTP:VALVAREZ@shb.com] < Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:27 AM < To: Vicky Alvarez < Subject: MORE POLITICAL BANTER. . < < CLASSIC VERSION: < < < < < < < < The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, < building < < his < < < < house < < < < < < < < and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks < he's a < < fool < < < < < < < < < < < < and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, < the ant < < is < < < < < < < < warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so < he dies < < out < < < < in < < < < < < < < the cold. < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < MODERN VERSION: < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, < building < < his < < < < house < < < < < < < < and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks < he's a < < fool < < < < < < < < < < < < and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, < the < < < < shivering < < < < < < < < grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why < the ant < < < < should < < < < < < < < be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and < < starving. < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < CBS, NBC and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering < < grasshopper < < < < < < < < < < < < next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table < < filled < < < < with < < < < < < < < food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this < be, that < < in < < < < a < < < < < < < < country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to < suffer < < so? < < < < < < < < Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and < everybody < < < < cries < < < < < < < < when they sing "It's Not Easy Being Green." < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < Al Gore exclaims in an interview with Peter Jennings that the < ant has < < < < gotten < < < < < < < < rich off the back of the grasshopper and calls for an immediate < tax < < hike < < < < on < < < < < < < < the ant to make him pay his "fair share." Finally, the EEOC < drafts < < the < < < < < < < < "Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act," retroactive to the < < beginning < < < < of < < < < < < < < the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a < proportionate < < number < < < < of < < < < < < < < green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive < taxes, his < < < < home < < < < < < < < is confiscated by the government. < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a < < < < defamation < < < < < < < < suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of < federal < < < < judges < < < < < < < < that Bill appointed from a list of single-parent welfare < recipients. < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < The ant loses the case. The story ends as we see the < grasshopper < < < < finishing < < < < < < < < up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house < he is < < in, < < < < < < < < which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around < him < < because < < < < he < < < < < < < < doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow. The < < grasshopper < < < < is < < < < < < < < found dead in a drug-related incident, and the house, now < abandoned, < < is < < < < < < < < taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful < < < < neighborhood. < <
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